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ALLOTTE DE LA FUYE, François-Maurice. La Rochelle 6.11.1844 — Versailles 13.2.1939. French Officer, Archaeologist and Numismatist. Son of Brigadier General Augustin Allotte de La Fuÿe (1805–1876) and Susanne Louise Mariocheau de Bonnemort. Jules Verne was his cousin. After École polytechnique joined artillery, also studies at É.P.H.É. Captain 1870, participated in Franco-German war. Lieutenant-colonel 1894, colonel 1899, director of génie of Rennes 1894, of Nantes 1897, of Versailles 1901 In 1907-1904 also participated in Délégation archéologique française en Perse. Member of A.I.B.L. 1914. Married Louise Jégou d’Herbeline (1847–1924), children.
Publications: Much on Iranian numismatics and history, e.g.:

– “Nouveau classement des monnaies arsacides d’après le catalogue du British Museum”, Revienumism. 4:8, 1904, 317-374; “Monnaies arsacides surfrappées”, Revie numism. 4:8, 1904, 374-???; “Observations sur la numismatique de la Perside”, JA 10:8, 1906, 517-531; “Les monnaies incertaines de la Sogdiane et des contrées voisines”, Revue numism. 4:14, 1910, 282-292; “Alphabet araméen-sogdien sur les monnaies anciennes de Sogdiane”, JA 202, 1923, 163-169; “Une coupe magique en écriture manichéenne”, CRAI 1924, 388-399.

– Also wrote on Assyriology.

Sources:French Wikipédia with photo.